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46: 100: 71: 287:. At this period Divisions were primarily administrative organisations controlling the brigades and stations in their area, rather than field formations, but they did provide field forces when required. There were generally one Indian cavalry and two Indian infantry regiments stationed at Meerut itself, in addition to British troops: in 1829 these were the 4th Bengal Light Cavalry, 29th and 32nd Bengal Native Infantry. 1162: 1153:, as part of the reorganization of the British and Indian forces in the region, the division spent much of the summer and fall refitting. The Meerut and Lahore Divisions would eventually become part of the I Indian Army Corps, part of the newly formed Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, participating in the capture of Baghdad in March 1917. 1121:
for Mesopotamia. They were to leave behind their attached Territorial Force battalions. The two divisions were relieved in the front line on 6 November and were due at Basra on 1 December, but their departure from Marseilles was delayed until after 25 December because of fear of submarine attack. 7th
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The EEF undertook few operations during the hot weather of Summer 1918, but the Meerut Division captured 'North Sister' and 'South Sister' Hills on 8 June, and raided 'Piffer Ridge' on 27 June. It subsequently took part in Allenby's advance through Palestine, including the
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that he was anxious for the Indian infantry to be withdrawn from France before they had to endure another winter. The system for supplying drafts had broken down and the Indian battalions were becoming very weak after the heavy casualties they had suffered. Although the
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12–14 October 1914 but there were further delays while the troops were re-armed with the latest pattern rifle and the supply train could be improvised, using tradesmen's vans procured locally. The division finally got into action at the Battles of
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as CinC, they became numbered divisions with their territorial affiliation as a subsidiary title. The title 7th (Meerut) Division first appeared in the Army List between 30 September and 31 December 1904, as part of Western (later
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The division was reconstituted when peace returned. Over succeeding decades, the stations controlled by Meerut Division varied, and the forces under command were regularly rotated. For example:
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,
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had replaced Anderson as GOC of 7th (Meerut) Division, and the exhausted 6th Jats and 41st Dogras had been replaced by the
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After winter operations (in which the Indian soldiers suffered badly) the division next took part in the Battles of
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brigades of 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Artillery served with 7th (Meerut) Division until the end of the war.
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operating in the Indian Ocean, and by the slow speed of the transport vessels. The division landed at
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A History of the 1st Middlesex Volunteer Engineers (101 (London) Engineer Regiment, TA) 1860–1967
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The Meerut Division first appeared in the Indian Army List in 1829, under the command of Sir
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has list of all Indian Army regiments with pictures of their regimental badges.
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London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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As before, with the addition of 30th Battery of XLIII (Howitzer Brigade) RFA.
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History of the Great War: Military Operations: The Campaign in Mesopotamia
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Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry
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Soldiers of the 7th (Meerut) Division man trenches in Mesopotamia, 1917.
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HQ, A (Depot) Company, B (Recruit) Company, 3, 4, & 5 Companies,
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The following officers commanded the division during World War I:
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2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Goorkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles)
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The division's composition at this time was: GOC: Lieut-Gen Sir
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General Officer Commanding (GOC): Maj-Gen Sir G.R. Greave, KCB,
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Brig-Gen Charles Edward de Mealy Norie (acting) from 8 May 1916
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In September 1918, the division had the following composition:
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The division participated in the battles at the Sheikh Sa'ad,
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2nd, 8th & 44th Batteries, XIII Brigade Ammunition Column
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19th, 20th & 28th Batteries, IX Brigade Ammunition Column
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7th, 14th & 66th Batteries, IV Brigade Ammunition Column
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2/2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)
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Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions
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was given priority over Mesopotamia, and in December 1917
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2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)
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Allenby’s War: the Palestine-Arabian Campaigns 1916–1918
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Scottish Division Garrison Artillery, Royal Artillery
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Index

19th (Dehra Dun) Brigade
7th Indian Infantry Division

India
British Crown
British Indian Army
Infantry
Bengal Army
Meerut
Western Front
Battle of La Bassee
Battle of Messines (1914)
Armentières
Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Battle of Aubers Ridge
Battle of Festubert
Battle of Loos
Mesopotamian Campaign
Palestine Campaign
Battle of Megiddo
Maj-Gen
Claud Jacob
George Younghusband
Vere Fane
infantry division
Indian Army
Bengal Army
World War I
Jasper Nicolls
KCB

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